SB 199 New Mexico Senate · 2025 Regular Session

ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL DWI GRANT PROGRAM

SB 199 increases the maximum annual amount that can be spent on administering New Mexico's Local DWI Grant Program from $600,000 to $1.1 million. This change directly affects all counties and municipalities receiving DWI grant funds by allowing more resources to cover program administration costs. The bill amends existing law (Section 11-6A-3) to adjust the administrative spending cap while keeping all other funding formulas and program requirements unchanged. It does not alter how grant funds are distributed to communities for DWI prevention, treatment, or domestic abuse programs related to substance abuse.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025

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MODERATE

SB 199 was amended to expand the Local DWI Grant Program by adding funding for domestic abuse prevention related to DWI, increasing the total fund amount from $2.5 million to $3 million, and adjusting county distribution amounts. The bill also clarifies grant eligibility requirements and establishes specific funding allocations for alcohol detoxification facilities and interlock device programs.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include domestic abuse prevention programs related to DWI in addition to existing DWI prevention activities, and the funding scope was increased to support these new initiatives.

SCOPE

Added domestic abuse prevention programs related to DWI, alcoholism, and alcohol abuse as eligible grant recipients alongside existing DWI prevention programs.

FISCAL

Increased the initial fund amount from $2.5 million to $3 million and adjusted the annual appropriation from $5.6 million to $6.1 million.

Reallocated county distribution amounts for alcohol detoxification facilities, with specific funding tiers based on county classification and population.

Created a separate $300,000 appropriation for interlock device fund to support ignition interlock programs.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated grant eligibility criteria to require counties or municipalities to have established DWI planning councils and adopted DWI plans or participate in approved multicounty plans.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that 65% of DWI grants awarded to local communities must be used for alcohol-related treatment and detoxification programs.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2025 · House Mar 15, 2025

How they voted

35–1

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Mar 1, 2025

D Democratic24

22 Yea 1 Nay 1

91% Yea

R Republican16

13 Yea 3

81% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Health & Human Services Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Finance Committee

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors